Nelly tells us how she witnessed a moment in history on the evening when Notre-Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames as firefighters fought an epic battle to save this iconic monument.

Nelly reads and explains an excerpt from the classic novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, who was a proponent of the philosophy of the absurd.

Nelly continues her reading of Camus's The Stranger, explaining some of the grammar and vocabulary in the excerpt.

Nelly concludes her reading of Albert Camus's The Stranger, accompanied with some very useful comments.

In honor of Valentine's Day, Nelly has some excellent tips on what to say when you want to flirt or express your love to someone—and what not to say when you're talking to friends or acquaintances.

Nelly will teach you 100 adjectives in less than 10 minutes. See how many you already know!

Nelly goes over some adjectives you'll need to know for intermediate-level French. Try to form some sentences with them!

Nelly concludes her list of 100 essential adjectives. Once you master them all, you'll be a pro at describing things in French!

In this video, Nelly gives some advice about reading books in a foreign language and recommends some books for French learners. One of her recommendations is The Braid by Laetitia Colombani.

Nelly recommends some more easy books in French by Amélie Nothomb, Guillaume Musso, and Albert Camus. She also discusses the passé simple or simple past tense, which is primarily used in written French.

Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.

Nelly completes her explication of Victor Hugo's heartbreaking "Demain, dès l'aube," emphasizing the poem's autobiographical aspect and the hardship the author faced.

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

Farid and Hiziya conjugate the verbs parler (to speak) and écouter (to listen) in the present tense of the indicative mood.

Farid and Hiziya will conjugate for you the irregular verbs faire (to do, to make) and aller (to go) in the present tense of the indicative mode, using different examples.